Hi,
My Mac is like 3-4 years old and now it has become really lame. I running Leopard. Have a 20" White iMac. I don't know the spec's off hand, mid-range if I remember correctly.
I think there is something wrong with the hardware. I tried a fresh install of Leopard a while ago and it was better but still 'iffy'.
The problem is that it is slow. It takes too long to start up. Programs do not launch as quickly as they used to. Sometimes a program will continue to crash when I try to launch it until I restart the computer. Sometimes my computer will boot to a blue screen and stall..
Does anyone have a complete guide to troubleshooting every part of the Mac? I would like to scan the memory and run any other hardware test's that are available.
I would also like to do virus scans and general system integrity checks. I have no idea where to begin. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Because these problems have survived 2 formatting's, I am thinking that the problem may lie in a bad sector of memory or my hard drive is getting a bit naff. I would just like to identify issue so I can solve it.
Thanks in advance for any help given.
My Mac is like 3-4 years old and now it has become really lame. I running Leopard. Have a 20" White iMac. I don't know the spec's off hand, mid-range if I remember correctly.
I think there is something wrong with the hardware. I tried a fresh install of Leopard a while ago and it was better but still 'iffy'.
The problem is that it is slow. It takes too long to start up. Programs do not launch as quickly as they used to. Sometimes a program will continue to crash when I try to launch it until I restart the computer. Sometimes my computer will boot to a blue screen and stall..
Does anyone have a complete guide to troubleshooting every part of the Mac? I would like to scan the memory and run any other hardware test's that are available.
I would also like to do virus scans and general system integrity checks. I have no idea where to begin. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Because these problems have survived 2 formatting's, I am thinking that the problem may lie in a bad sector of memory or my hard drive is getting a bit naff. I would just like to identify issue so I can solve it.
Thanks in advance for any help given.